$19.00
ISBN-13: 9780143113263
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 4/2008
"This deeply enjoyable historical crime novel traipses through the brothels, slums, and pawnbrokers of 1860s St. Petersburg with splendidly jovial Russian moroseness. Its hero is the shrewd and quirky police magistrate Porfiry Petrovich, who meets with constant resistance from his less-clever colleagues. A must-read for enthusiasts of literary mysteries and armchair time-travel." --Mark David Bradshaw, Watermark Books, Wichita, KS